Sensitivity of burned area in Europe to climate change, atmospheric
... uncertainties for future burned area in some European regions. Burned area of eastern Europe increased in both models, pointing at an emerging new fire-prone region that should gain further attention for future fire management. 1. Introduction Wildland fires are a worldwide phenomenon and play an impor ...
... uncertainties for future burned area in some European regions. Burned area of eastern Europe increased in both models, pointing at an emerging new fire-prone region that should gain further attention for future fire management. 1. Introduction Wildland fires are a worldwide phenomenon and play an impor ...
Rocky Mountain Forests at Risk - Union of Concerned Scientists
... forests. If these trends continue, even hotter and drier conditions could become commonplace, leading to even greater effects on Rocky Mountain forests. This report documents the latest evidence on how climate change is already disrupting the forests of the Rocky Mountain region and what scientists ...
... forests. If these trends continue, even hotter and drier conditions could become commonplace, leading to even greater effects on Rocky Mountain forests. This report documents the latest evidence on how climate change is already disrupting the forests of the Rocky Mountain region and what scientists ...
Global Change Impacts on Australian Rangelands
... by 12% and substantially increase variability of stocking rates compared with the present thus having strongly negative impacts on farm income. These assessments do not explicitly take into account increased frequency of El Niño events - an increasing concern. It is important to also note that the l ...
... by 12% and substantially increase variability of stocking rates compared with the present thus having strongly negative impacts on farm income. These assessments do not explicitly take into account increased frequency of El Niño events - an increasing concern. It is important to also note that the l ...
Climate Change Indicators in the United States
... readers with more information appear at the end of the report (see Climate Change Resources on p. 69). Although some of the indicators show that fundamental environmental changes are now occurring likely as a result of climate change, others are not as clear. As new or more complete data become avai ...
... readers with more information appear at the end of the report (see Climate Change Resources on p. 69). Although some of the indicators show that fundamental environmental changes are now occurring likely as a result of climate change, others are not as clear. As new or more complete data become avai ...
A regional climate change decision framework for natural resource
... The partnership between the South Australian government and the AMLR NRM Board to develop awareness and ownership of climate change risk was seen as a vital early step in developing and implementing the regional decision making framework, and supporting understanding more broadly in relation to clim ...
... The partnership between the South Australian government and the AMLR NRM Board to develop awareness and ownership of climate change risk was seen as a vital early step in developing and implementing the regional decision making framework, and supporting understanding more broadly in relation to clim ...
In the hot seat: Insolation, ENSO, and vegetation in the African tropics
... area index), NDVI saturates. In order to account for this, values above 0.7 or below 0.1 are not considered. Following the methods of Russell and Wallace [2004], 3 month mean values of NDVI fields were used to represent the seasonal mean vegetation and were regressed on time series of climatic variab ...
... area index), NDVI saturates. In order to account for this, values above 0.7 or below 0.1 are not considered. Following the methods of Russell and Wallace [2004], 3 month mean values of NDVI fields were used to represent the seasonal mean vegetation and were regressed on time series of climatic variab ...
Vulnerability of Tasmania`s Natural Environment to Climate Change
... Climate change is a global issue and Tasmania, like other parts of Australia, is already showing evidence of change. Much of Tasmania has experienced a warming in average maximum temperatures since the 1970’s, accompanied by strong decreases in rainfall. Sea level has risen 10-20 cm in the last cent ...
... Climate change is a global issue and Tasmania, like other parts of Australia, is already showing evidence of change. Much of Tasmania has experienced a warming in average maximum temperatures since the 1970’s, accompanied by strong decreases in rainfall. Sea level has risen 10-20 cm in the last cent ...
Deep South Challenge Research and Business Plan
... making in the face of a changing climate. This collaborative approach will ensure that the science remains focused on and directed by societal needs, help build capability within Māori, stakeholder organisations and communities, and is used by all. We will apply Vision Mātauranga to the governance, ...
... making in the face of a changing climate. This collaborative approach will ensure that the science remains focused on and directed by societal needs, help build capability within Māori, stakeholder organisations and communities, and is used by all. We will apply Vision Mātauranga to the governance, ...
Air pollution and associated human mortality: the role of air pollutant
... and O3 . We use the population (POP), baseline mortality (Mortbase ), and, consistent with the ACS study, the fraction of the population (Frac) ≥ 30 yr of age in each grid cell. Changes in O3 and PM2.5 concentrations (1C) from specific factors (changes in short-lived emissions, climate, and CH4 ) fr ...
... and O3 . We use the population (POP), baseline mortality (Mortbase ), and, consistent with the ACS study, the fraction of the population (Frac) ≥ 30 yr of age in each grid cell. Changes in O3 and PM2.5 concentrations (1C) from specific factors (changes in short-lived emissions, climate, and CH4 ) fr ...
The global land shortwave cryosphere radiative effect during the
... Hemisphere contributes about 60 % of the global LCrRE. However, non-glaciated regions in the Northern Hemisphere contribute about 32 % of the global LCrRE. Because the areal extent of seasonal snow has little “memory” beyond a year, non-glaciated component of the LCrRE can respond rapidly to climate ...
... Hemisphere contributes about 60 % of the global LCrRE. However, non-glaciated regions in the Northern Hemisphere contribute about 32 % of the global LCrRE. Because the areal extent of seasonal snow has little “memory” beyond a year, non-glaciated component of the LCrRE can respond rapidly to climate ...
Climate Change in Queensland
... Climate science may be complex but a basic understanding of how the climate is changing and what the impacts mean will ultimately help each and every one of us to make more informed decisions about what we can do to deal with it. In 2008 the Queensland Government released the first edition of the Cl ...
... Climate science may be complex but a basic understanding of how the climate is changing and what the impacts mean will ultimately help each and every one of us to make more informed decisions about what we can do to deal with it. In 2008 the Queensland Government released the first edition of the Cl ...
Multi-decadal variations in Southern Hemisphere atmospheric 14C
... A period of particular interest for understanding past climate-carbon interactions is CE 1650 to 1775, during which time atmospheric CO2 appears to have been ~5 ppmv below pre-CE 1650 levels [Ahn et al., 2012; Cox and Jones, 2008; Etheridge et al., 1996; Rubino et al., 2013]. This slightly lower CO2 ...
... A period of particular interest for understanding past climate-carbon interactions is CE 1650 to 1775, during which time atmospheric CO2 appears to have been ~5 ppmv below pre-CE 1650 levels [Ahn et al., 2012; Cox and Jones, 2008; Etheridge et al., 1996; Rubino et al., 2013]. This slightly lower CO2 ...
IMD - World Environment Center
... 2. “Profit always comes first for companies. There are win-win situations in which companies can achieve financial, environmental and social goals at the same time. In these situations, it makes sense for companies to go beyond what the law requires.” 3. “Companies should consider social and environ ...
... 2. “Profit always comes first for companies. There are win-win situations in which companies can achieve financial, environmental and social goals at the same time. In these situations, it makes sense for companies to go beyond what the law requires.” 3. “Companies should consider social and environ ...
Poor and Powerful - the Rise of China and India and the
... agenda for research on how the economic rise of China and India affects European prospects and policies. It does this by introducing the four papers produced by our research team and included in this publication. Poor and powerful The first paper by John Humphrey and Dirk Messner asks what is so spe ...
... agenda for research on how the economic rise of China and India affects European prospects and policies. It does this by introducing the four papers produced by our research team and included in this publication. Poor and powerful The first paper by John Humphrey and Dirk Messner asks what is so spe ...
The representative concentration pathways: an overview
... and allow for a smooth transition between analyses of historical and future periods; 4) The RCPs should cover the time period up to 2100, but information also needs to be made available for the centuries thereafter. The requirement that the RCPs are based on existing literature (criterion 1) is rela ...
... and allow for a smooth transition between analyses of historical and future periods; 4) The RCPs should cover the time period up to 2100, but information also needs to be made available for the centuries thereafter. The requirement that the RCPs are based on existing literature (criterion 1) is rela ...
MODULE 2 (EARTH SCIENCE)
... dynamics (small changes in initial conditions lead to large differences in outcomes), and there is distal causality (chain reactions can trigger events far away from an action’s starting point). (DCI: Weather and Climate) (CCC: Cause and Effect) (CCC: Systems and Systems models) (CCC: Stability and ...
... dynamics (small changes in initial conditions lead to large differences in outcomes), and there is distal causality (chain reactions can trigger events far away from an action’s starting point). (DCI: Weather and Climate) (CCC: Cause and Effect) (CCC: Systems and Systems models) (CCC: Stability and ...
ENHANCINGRESILIENCETO CLIMATERESILIENCEAND CLIMATE
... regime is defined by the tropical latitudes, with two seasons defined by rainfall patterns: dry season (January to May) and a rainy season (April to December) and a short period of midsummer drought known as “canicula” in July. A long rainy season brings 250 to700 millimeters of rainfall across the ...
... regime is defined by the tropical latitudes, with two seasons defined by rainfall patterns: dry season (January to May) and a rainy season (April to December) and a short period of midsummer drought known as “canicula” in July. A long rainy season brings 250 to700 millimeters of rainfall across the ...
English - Global Environment Facility
... scientific understanding of climate impacts also dramatically increased awareness and concern for the need to respond to climate change. The publication of the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC in 2007 summarized the increasing scientific evidence of the ...
... scientific understanding of climate impacts also dramatically increased awareness and concern for the need to respond to climate change. The publication of the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC in 2007 summarized the increasing scientific evidence of the ...
An Earth-System Prediction Initiative for the 21st Century
... technology and their transition to operational services. These investments greatly expanded our capability to observe the atmosphere, oceans, land and cryosphere, including bio-geochemical properties. High-performance computers, global communications, and improvements in numerical methods, have been ...
... technology and their transition to operational services. These investments greatly expanded our capability to observe the atmosphere, oceans, land and cryosphere, including bio-geochemical properties. High-performance computers, global communications, and improvements in numerical methods, have been ...
Man made Global Warming
... Man made Global Warming. An alternative view. Global warming has now been replaced by climate change. This change of description is significant because in using it the claims made by the global warming lobby can be expanded by that lobby to include not only man made global warming but also changes i ...
... Man made Global Warming. An alternative view. Global warming has now been replaced by climate change. This change of description is significant because in using it the claims made by the global warming lobby can be expanded by that lobby to include not only man made global warming but also changes i ...
Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable
... addressed in turn in subsequent subsections. ...
... addressed in turn in subsequent subsections. ...
Appendix 7 Evolution of the Environment without the LDP SEA Topic
... Without the preparation of the new Shetland LDP, the policies of the existing Structure and Local Plans would be retained and used to guide and determine future development. Whilst many of these policies have performed well and will be carried over into the new LDP, it is accepted that a degree of r ...
... Without the preparation of the new Shetland LDP, the policies of the existing Structure and Local Plans would be retained and used to guide and determine future development. Whilst many of these policies have performed well and will be carried over into the new LDP, it is accepted that a degree of r ...
Ontario Climate Change and Health Vulnerability and
... This document provides practical guidance for conducting a vulnerability and adaptation assessment by public health units across Ontario. The assessment will provide information on the health risks of climate change and options to manage those risks that can be used by health units and communicated ...
... This document provides practical guidance for conducting a vulnerability and adaptation assessment by public health units across Ontario. The assessment will provide information on the health risks of climate change and options to manage those risks that can be used by health units and communicated ...
Global action on climate change in agriculture: Linkages to food security, markets and trade policies in developing countries
... report brings forth questions that will occupy the world community over the next decade or more regarding the role of agriculture in climate change adaptation and mitigation. The report offers some answers and concrete proposals – while recognizing that much more needs to be learned, more questions ...
... report brings forth questions that will occupy the world community over the next decade or more regarding the role of agriculture in climate change adaptation and mitigation. The report offers some answers and concrete proposals – while recognizing that much more needs to be learned, more questions ...